Intel Core i5-6600 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Intel Core i5-6600
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6600
Intel Core i5-6400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    117%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    117%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    118%
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6600

17% higher single threaded performance.
18% higher multi threaded performance.
Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6400

None

Intel Core i5-6600

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6600

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
ArchitectureIntel_SkylakevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameSkylakevsSkylake
Release DateJul 2015vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-6600Intel Core i5-6400
Cpu Frequency3300 MHzvs2700 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    4485 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3795 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    15180 points
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    12420 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    11527
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10168

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3970
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3324

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    12482
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    10338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i5-6600
    3709
  • Intel Core i5-6400
    3252

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-6600 (simulated)
    165.75
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    140.25

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-6600 (simulated)
    787.29
  • Intel Core i5-6400 (simulated)
    644.14

points - higher is better